As the year is starting to wind down and we are starting to approach the end of the year post 365 has been busy. We have worked 4 details to raise money for the post to allow us to compete in explorer competitions. We competed in the 1st annual Explorer competition at the California Highway Patrol academy and we took 1st overall in the state, we also competed in the Explorer competition down in Paso Robles it was a great learning experience though we didn’t place in anything overall, we learned a lot about ourselves as Explorers and a Post. Post 365 has also had a high rate applicants accepted in to the California Highway Patrol Academy with more to come. We as a Post have come a long way since the beginning of this year and are now starting to become more of a cohesive unit, we are learning Esprit De Corps and what it means to the California Highway Patrol. All this has been possible thanks to the great uniformed and non-uniformed Advisors we have and the Solano CHP command as a whole.
2014 was an outstanding year for Solano post 365.
We worked in three major race events at Sonoma Raceway events to fund the post’s training and participation in competitions. We competed in the 2nd annual Explorer competition at the CHP academy and took 2nd place overall. Two of our explorers—Matt Mitchell and Justin Hagler—were selected to represent Solano in the National Law Enforcement Explorer competition as part of the statewide all-star team. Justin Hagler took 13th out of 312 shooters in the pistol shooting competition. Six Solano explorers participated and excelled in Level III training at the CHP academy; Sebastian Borges received the award for Outstanding Male Athlete, and Justin Hagler was elected as Company A commander while receiving the award for Most Outstanding Explorer. One Explorer, Klaytan Phillips participated in Level IV training; he was also recognized as explorer of the year throughout Golden Gate Division. Solano sent three explorers to participate in the first ever Law Enforcement Explorer Academy for Solano County where many held leadership roles.
Solano came a long way this year, and we look forward to a great 2015. With a new rank structure in place, we look forward to learning more about being a team, Esprit de Corps, and what it means to be a part of the California Highway Patrol. We wouldn’t have come this far or learned this much without the fantastic uniformed and non-uniformed advisors who donate their time to help us, along with the support of the Solano CHP command.
